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<div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thursday, April 28, 2016</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-share-buttons field-type-addthis field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:title="Event to Showcase FSU Partnership Schools - FSUNow | Fairmont State University" addthis:url="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/academics-alumni-pride-events-falcons-give-back-fsu-front-page/event-showcase-fsu-partnership"><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_display/public/news_images/PDS%20Professional%20Development%20Showcase%20%20April%202016%20DSC_8860%20%282%29.jpg?itok=kiqM_LJn" rel="lightbox[field_news_image][]" title=""><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/PDS%20Professional%20Development%20Showcase%20%20April%202016%20DSC_8860%20%282%29.jpg?itok=uVV5z6sg" width="300" height="201" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A partnership at Fairmont State University that began a decade ago will host a “Showcase of Best Practices” event Thursday, April 28, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Bridgeport Conference Center.</p>
<p>The Professional Development Schools (PDS) Partnership includes 36 schools in Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston and Taylor counties. The intent of this event is to showcase the work of winning schools involved in the Partnership, which have been awarded competitive grant funding. These funds were used to provide ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and staff that included job-embedded, site-based professional development. Each of the winning schools for the 2015 school year, was awarded funding up to $5,000 and has implemented the work that they will be sharing with other Partnership schools this evening.</p>
<p>A list of the schools that will be showcasing and sharing work includes:</p>
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Barrackville Elementary/Middle</li>
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Blackshere Elementary</li>
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Fairmont Senior High</li>
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Monongah Elementary</li>
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Norwood Elementary</li>
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Nutter Fort Primary</li>
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West Fairmont Middle</li>
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West Preston Middle</li>
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White Hall Elementary</li>
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Fairmont State University Tech Kids Grant</li>
</ul><p>The keynote speaker for the evening will be Michael Green, President of the West Virginia State Board of Education. Green, a retired businessman with a background in technology, was appointed to the West Virginia Board of Education in 2009 to a nine-year term. He was elected vice president in 2013 and president in 2015. Green is a current resident of Morgantown.</p>
<p>There will also be a representative from Sen. Joe Manchin’s office, Justin Ray, who will deliver a greeting from the Senator.</p>
<p>“The PDS Partnership enables a truly collaborative relationship between the public schools and Fairmont State that benefits each partner and directly impacts education throughout this region,” said Dr. Maria Rose, FSU President.</p>
<p>To date, the PDS Partnership has attained more than $1.5 million in funding support from the state of West Virginia and the participating counties.</p>
<p>“This continued funding is a testament that the state and local superintendents and Boards of Education see the importance of higher education and public schools working together toward common goals in the field of teacher education,” said Barbara Owens, Director of the PDS Partnership and Clinical Experiences at Fairmont State.</p>
<p>“As the PDS Partnership continues to expand and prosper, it is becoming more apparent that educators from our institution and the public schools recognize the importance of collaborative work. We feel that it is this transparent process that will keep us all guided in the same direction as educators who are dedicated to this profession and our children. The Showcase of Best Practices event is our opportunity to share that work.”</p>
<p><strong>About the photo:</strong></p>
<p>Pictured from left to right are Dr. Carolyn Crislip-Tacy, Dean of the FSU School of Education, Health and Human Performance; Donna Peduto, WVBE Director of Operations; Barbara Owens, Director, FSU PDS Partnership; Dr. Maria Rose, FSU President; Michael Green, President, WV State Board of Education; Justin Ray, representative for U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin; and Scott Rotruck, WV Board of Education member.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/school-education">School of Education, Health and Human Performance</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/professional-development-schools-partnership">Professional Development Schools Partnership</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/pds">PDS</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/barbara-owens">Barbara Owens</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/dr-maria-rose">Dr. Maria Rose</a></div></div></div>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:59:36 +0000apellegrin10071 at https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunowEvent to Celebrate Accomplishments of PDS Partnershiphttps://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/academics-events-fsu-front-page/event-celebrate-accomplishments-pds-partnership
<div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-date field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Monday, September 23, 2013</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-share-buttons field-type-addthis field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:title="Event to Celebrate Accomplishments of PDS Partnership - FSUNow | Fairmont State University" addthis:url="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/academics-events-fsu-front-page/event-celebrate-accomplishments-pds-partnership"><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300" class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_display/public/news_images/PDS%20Logo.jpg?itok=e2jCC9R4" rel="lightbox[field_news_image][]" title=""><img src="https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_story/public/news_images/PDS%20Logo.jpg?itok=cYDpzqew" width="300" height="159" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A partnership at Fairmont State University that began with three schools in Marion County expanded to include 40 schools in six counties and continues to grow. The Professional Development Schools (PDS) Partnership today includes schools in Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor and Wetzel counties.</p>
<p>“The PDS Partnership enables a truly collaborative relationship between the public schools and Fairmont State that benefits each partner and directly impacts education throughout this region,” said Dr. Maria Rose, FSU President.</p>
<p>An event to celebrate the Spirit of PDS is planned for 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Bridgeport Conference Center. During the event, two new Professional Development Schools will be welcomed to the partnership: Lincoln High School and Mountaineer Middle School in Harrison County. In addition to President Rose and Barbara Owens, Director of Clinical Experiences and the PDS Partnership, Dr. Carolyn Crislip-Tacy, Interim Dean of the School of Education, and Dr. Van Dempsey, Interim Vice President for Institutional Assessment and Effectiveness, will be on hand to recognize the work of FSU Teacher Education students.</p>
<p>The keynote speaker will be Gayle C. Manchin, President of the state Board of Education. Manchin was appointed to the board in 2007 to serve a nine-year term and was elected president in 2013.</p>
<p>She attended West Virginia University, where she attained her bachelor's degree in language arts and education and a master's in reading. She also holds a second master's in educational technology leadership from Salem International University.</p>
<p>Manchin, a native of Raleigh County, taught in Marion County schools and at Fairmont State University. She also was the director of the college’s first Community Service Learning Program. While living in Marion County, she was active in her children's activities and community advocacy. She has been integrally involved with AmeriCorps projects and America's Promise for many years. In Charleston, Manchin worked at the Office of Secretary of Education and the Arts, where she implemented the WV PASS (WV Partnerships to Assure Student Success) initiative.</p>
<p>In addition to her duties as a member of the state Board of Education, she served as West Virginia's first lady; a commissioner on the West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service; the chairwoman of the Governor's Healthy Lifestyles Coalition and the West Virginia Citizen's Council on Children and Families; and as co-chair on the Governor's 21st Century Jobs Cabinet and the Intellectual Infrastructure of Vision Shared.</p>
<p>She is distinguished in the way of an emeritus board member for the Education Alliance and past president of the Vandalia Rotary Club of Charleston and the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). As she assumes the duties of her new appointment as president for our state Board of Education, Manchin continues to serve on the boards of Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), Horton's Kids and The Clay Center.</p>
<p>To date, the PDS Partnership has attained more than $1 million in funding support from the state of West Virginia and the participating counties.</p>
<p>“This continued funding is a testament that the state and local superintendents and Boards of Education see the importance of higher education and public schools working together toward common goals in the field of teacher education,” said Barbara Owens, Director of Clinical Experiences and the PDS Partnership.</p>
<p>“As the PDS Partnership continues to grow, expand and prosper, it is becoming more apparent that educators from our institution and the public schools recognize the importance of collaborative work. We feel it is this transparent process that will keep us all guided in the same direction as educators who are dedicated to this profession and our children. The Spirit of PDS Celebration is our opportunity to showcase that work.”</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/professional-development-schools-partnership">Professional Development Schools Partnership</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/barbara-owens">Barbara Owens</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/school-education">School of Education, Health and Human Performance</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/carolyn-crislip-tacy">Carolyn Crislip-Tacy</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/van-dempsey">Van Dempsey</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/gayle-manchin">Gayle Manchin</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/fsunow/category/tags/maria-rose">Maria Rose</a></div></div></div>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:38:18 +0000apellegrin9579 at https://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunowFirsthand Teaching Experience Helps Graduates Stand Outhttps://www.fairmontstate.edu/fsunow/photos/firsthand-teaching-experience-helps-graduates-stand-out
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A partnership between Fairmont State University and Marion County Schools has brought two public school teachers to campus while providing new opportunities for graduate students.</p>
<p>Through the <a href="http://www.fairmontstate.edu/schoolofeducation/professional-development-schools-partnership">Professional Development School (PDS) Partnership</a> originated in the <a href="http://www.fairmontstate.edu/schoolofeducation/">School of Education, Health and Human Performance</a>, two area classrooms at Fairview Middle and Whitehall Elementary benefited from firsts.</p>
<p>The PDS Partnership began an expansion process in 2006 through a joint grant from the Benedum Foundation and the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts. Forty area schools in six counties chose to participate in the PDS program, and through that partnership, teachers have benefited from professional resources that extended beyond the classroom to collaboration on best practices and professional development.</p>
<p>“Many of the schools that chose to participate were already hosting our student teachers and other clinical students at various levels in the program so they were familiar with Fairmont State and the quality of our program,” said Barbara Owens, Director/PDS Partnership and Clinical Experiences. “Many of these schools also have Fairmont State graduates as experienced and exceptional educators currently working in the classroom.”</p>
<p>Partner schools not only benefit from increased input into student teaching relationships, but work closely with the PDS program to develop cross-county initiatives and information sharing. While PDS work is occurring across the country, Owens believes that FSU may be the first partnership to initiate this type of sharing model between the university, public school and graduate students enrolled in the program. “This may be one of the best examples of a collaborative effort thus far for this Partnership,” she said.</p>
<p>As the program continued to expand, graduate students working in the PDS office repeatedly told Owens they missed classroom interaction while earning their master’s degrees. Owens recalls, “I thought how great it would be if we could send our graduate students into the classrooms and then bring those classroom teachers to Fairmont State to work with the PDS program.”</p>
<p>Through the approval and support of Dr. Maria Rose, FSU Interim President; Dr. Van Dempsey, Dean of the School of Education, Health and Human Performance; Tom Deadrick and Gary Price, former and present Marion County Schools Superintendents; as well as the Marion County Board of Education, two Marion County teachers, Debbie Johnson of White Hall Elementary and Mary Jo Swiger of Fairview Middle School began working for the partnership in the fall.</p>
<p>“Barb Owens really had a unique vision for this new staffing model,” Swiger said. “Debbie and I are so fortunate to be part of a learning community in a new way and explore new areas and paths.”</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fairmontstate.edu/graduatestudies/masters_educ/m_ed_core_courses.asp">Master of Education</a> students Gabrielle Beech, Rose Levelle and Heather Shelton soon joined the PDS program as the first graduate students to be given the opportunity to work in a classroom while also earning their master’s degrees. Beech believes the opportunity has given the graduate students a leg up on their competition.</p>
<p>“The teaching world today is so competitive today and the firsthand teaching experience that Fairmont State has offered us will ensure that we stand out in the workforce. Because of the opportunity to run my own classroom while earning my graduate degree, I feel confident in my teaching abilities and I have an incredible support system to help along the way,” Beech said.</p>
<p>Johnson and Swiger agree that being the first teachers to join the program has proven to be extremely beneficial for all involved.</p>
<p>“We still work closely with our sponsoring school and the graduate students working in our classroom,” Johnson said. “We have helped our graduate students open the classroom at the beginning of the year, answered questions from FSU faculty about current public school practice and helped facilitate teacher collaboration across county lines. This experience has been full of new opportunities.”</p>
<p>Dempsey remains very proud of this unique partnership and FSU first. Building upon FSU’s historical foundation, the program has really flourished.</p>
<p>“The institution has a long history of working with schools across the state. The PDS Partnership has helped reinvigorate those relationships and has allowed new ideas to more easily flow across county lines,” he said. “By bringing Johnson and Swiger to Fairmont State, we have also brought more than 50 years of teaching experience. These ladies have been able to coach our students and faculty in a way that money cannot buy. From resource issues to higher education interfacing, these teachers have real life experience on how to manage the system and do so successfully. They are a priceless resource to us.”</p>
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